In the Community

It's a new season for the Bowen Island Music Association and there are some new shows on the horizon beginning with Geoff Berner on September 24 at the lovely Tir-na-nOg Theatre venue.

Volunteers are needed for Bowen Island's Emergency Social Services. ESS provides short-term disaster relief across British Columbia in the event of fires, floods, earthquakes and other emergencies.

There are several slogans that come to mind when I think about what I love about being a very small part of the Terry Fox team.

Bowen Island Historians recently bid a reluctant farewell to long-time archivist Dorothy Lawson with an informal gathering at the home of president Bev Underhill.

Margaret Philp's journalism career at the Globe & Mail spanned 20 years.

The Rotary Club of Bowen Island will be fundraising for two African community development assistance programs during Bowfest. Both are closely linked to local Bowen residents.

Margaret Butler is not one to sit still when people around her can use a leg up.

The Squamish River Watershed Society and the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club will be conducting a Howe Sound Juvenile Chinook Salmon Study on Thursday, Aug. 25 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Pebbly Beach in Deep Bay.

I first discovered the band Said the Whale for a pretty mundane reason- I went to their concert to try and become friends with a girl from school without even really listening to their music.

They sit side by side in their home on Robinson Rd. Behind them, picture windows frame an expansive view over the Georgia Strait, with the mainland as backdrop.